Jurassic Park in Colorado !!!: Kitteh-eating lizard on the prowl [View all]

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DENVER— A sheriff has warned residents in a tourist town northwest of Colorado Springs that a strong, aggressive 1.75 metre (6-foot) lizard that eats small animals — including dogs and cats — is on the loose in the area.

Teller County Sheriff Mike Ensinger said Tuesday that a 12 kilogram pet Nile monitor lizard has gone missing after breaking a mesh leash and crawling away.

Ensinger said about 400 homes in the Woodland Park area were warned. He added that the animal, which escaped Monday and is known as Dino, has not bitten any humans — yet.

“We have a 6-foot reptile out and about,” Ensinger said. “If it gets hungry enough, we don’t know what it will do.” ..............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1227637--cat-eating-lizard-named-dino-on-loose-in-colorado-town-police-warn